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the cost of a renting a truck is $35 aday plus .20 cent per mile. How farcan Tanya Richardson drive 1 day if she has only $80?

2007-01-27 08:30:00 · 2 answers · asked by Azumi 2 in Science & Mathematics ➔ Mathematics

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She can drive $80-$35 dollars worth of miles.

80-35=45.

45/0.2 = 225 miles.

Remember to tell Tanya she can't go any farther than 112.5 miles away from the rental company, though.

2007-01-27 08:42:22 · answer #1 · answered by David A 5 · 2⤊ 0⤋

Distance *0.20 +35 = 80

so Distance = 45/0.20 =225 miles

2007-01-27 19:44:46 · answer #2 · answered by santmann2002 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋